The smile she had on quickly faded, and she looked at Fiona. “And this is?”
Logan answered before Fiona could, “I’m Lola’s friend, and I know Shawn, too.”
Since Logan said he knew Shawn, the matchmaker thought he was the Hunts’ guest, thus nodded and went in to
speak with Lola. “Hi, Lola.” Left with no choice, Lola came out to meet her, and the matchmaker held her hand.
“Why did you do that, girl? You should have talked to me first.”
Lola pulled her hand back calmly. “It’s fine, ma’am.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe matchmaker let out a sigh and started convincing Lola to keep seeing Shawn. She blabbered on and on, but the
gist of it was that Shawn was a nice man, and that his pregnant ex-girlfriend was just a product of his impulsive
youth. She said he had handled the matter before seeing Lola. “He never did see his ex after the breakup, and he
did give her some compensation before they separated. He’s really a nice guy.” The matchmaker made him out to
be a kind, loving man, which wasn’t true.
Listening on from the side, Logan held back the urge to spit at her. How could she even say that? What if the ex is
her daughter? She’d be out for Shawn’s blood.
Lola kept quiet, then Langdon came out, his expression dark. “No matter what, you should have told us Shawn had
a pregnant ex. My daughter’s an innocent girl, and I want her husband to at least be an upright one. How could you
hide what Shawn did from us? What were you thinking?”
That made things awkward, and the matchmaker slapped her thigh. “I wasn’t hiding it, Langdon
It’s in the past, so just let bygones be bygones, eh?” Langdon didn’t take her advice. “Would you marry your
daughter to someone like Shawn, then? You know, since what he did is already in the past?” That shut her up.
Langdon was a forward man, and he would say everything Fiona would be too embarrassed to. “Lola’s an innocent
girl, and she’s been single all her life. If Shawn could ditch his pregnant girlfriend, who knows what he’d do to Lola?
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLoving my foot. He paid his ex-girlfriend before they broke up, didn’t he? Well, how much did he give her then? Tell
us.” The matchmaker was getting upset now, and finally, Langdon said, “I know what you’re planning. You can
make a lot of money by matching up a couple, but take my advice: there are some things you shouldn’t do, even
when you’ll get paid well, because the price might be your very soul.” Humiliated, the matchmaker’s face fell.
“What are you talking about, Langdon? Are you saying I’d match her up with a jerk for money?” Langdon waved
her down impatiently. “Don’t make me answer that. Leave immediately. We have nothing more to talk about.” Fiona
walked over and held her husband’s arm. “Calm down, honey.” “Calm down?” Langdon’s eyes widened. “Anyone will
be as mad as I am.” Then he looked at the matchmaker. “Why don’t we ask everyone what they think about this?”